Volatilizer.



F. C. DORMENT.

VOLATILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3.1911.

Patented July 9, 1918.

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FRANK C. DORMENT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE ROGERS ELECTRIC LABORATORIES COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

VOLATILIZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1918.

Application filed May 3, 1917. Serial No. 166,095.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. DORMENT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Volatilizers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. a

It is frequently desirable to impregnate the atmosphere of an operating room with disinfecting agents or to deodorize or disinfeet assembly rooms, sick rooms or the like or to provide means whereby a sick person may be given a treatment by inhalation without particular inconvenience to the patient.

This invention relates to a volatilizing device whereby a large volume of medicated vapor may be thrown rapidly into the atmosphere to thoroughly impregnate the latfer, the device including means whereby a desired medicament may be used either singly or in combination with others and whereby also the device may be applied locally.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view, partially in section and partially in elevation, of a device that embodies features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in plan, partially broken away and in section;

Fig. 3 is a view in detail of one form of auxiliary medicament holder;

Fig. A is a view taken on or about line IV'IV of Fig. 1 I

Fig. 5 is a view in section taken on or about line VV of Fig. 2, and

F ig. 6 is a view in section taken on or about line VI-VI of Fig. 1.

As herein shown, in preferred form, a base 1 of hard rubber or other suitable material, that is supported on one end by suitable standards 2 and at the other by a removable receptacle 3, carries an electric motor A of preferred type with controlling switch 5,. rheostat .6 and the like, whereby the speed of a fan 7 that is driven preferably directly by the motor may be regulated. I

A fan casing 8 of the fan 7 is in effect the outlet of the receptacle 3, the latter being divided by partitions 9 into four or more raised or lowered as desired.

chambers. A common outlet indicated at 11 through the cap plate 12 thereof into a duct 13, discharges into the fan casing. A suitably tapered outlet nozzle 14 forms the discharge of the fan.

A valve closure 15 controls the opening 11, being manipulatable by means of a stem 16 that passes upwardly through a suitable friction bushing 17 whereby the disk may be An air tube 18 depending from an opening in the cover plate 12, extends to near the bottom of each compartment and is provided with air inlet apertures 19, the upper end being regulatably controlled by a closure 20 that can be manipulated by a hand pull 21 on the exterior of the cover. Bosses 22 on the side of the cover wall 23, may be closed by plugs 24: to regulate the amount of air entering the device or may be replaced by auxiliary medicament holders 26.

In preferred form, the auxiliary medicament holders each have a cap 27 with lateral intake boss 28 that may be closed by a cap 29 when the holder is not in use, and which serves when inserted in one of the bosses 22, to maintain the holder in operative re lation to the main device. A plug 30 fills a depending air tube 31 whereby air is drawn through the contents of the auxiliary re ceptacle and discharged into the cover chamber of the main device. There are fill openings closed by plugs 32 for each of the compartments of the main container 3.

A lateral boss 34 extending from the cover wall 23, acts as a housing for a heating element 35 that is conveniently connected as by conductors 36 to a source of electrical supply which energizes the motor 4. A screened and perforated plug or cap 37 fills the outer end of the boss and has a regulatable or rotatable cover 38 whereby openings 39 through the cap may be adjusted to admit the required proportion of air. In the same manner an air regulating disk 40 is mounted on the central inlet boss A1 of the main cover, so that the perforations or apertures L2 therethrough may be opened to a greater or less extent to admit the air required into the main ducta If desired, a multiple mouth piece may be mounted in the discharge nipple of the fan casing. In preferred form this may be a circular drum carried by a tapered nipple 46 that engages the mouth piece 1%, with a lateral outlet 47 and belied mouth pieces 48. Any connection desirable with these openings for a particular use, for eye, ear, nose or throat, may be applied. Similarly, if it is desired to make the device a direct inhaling apparatus, a closure 49 may be mounted in the opening of the mouth piece 14, with a nipple 50 and flexible connection 51 leading to a suitable discharge.

As a result of this construction, a volatilizer is obtained that positively discharges any desired volume of vapor into the atmosphere, the vapor being charged with any of the medicaments with which the several compartments and auxiliary containers of the apparatus may be filled, so that a complete and readily controlled deodorizing, disinfecting or medicating of the atmosphere results. By the addition of a heating element, the contents of the receptacle is more readily voporized, and in fact, frequently, solutions that would not lend themselves to vaporizing readily, are by this means rendered more volatile and a proper distribution of the ,vapor therefrom obtained.

Obviously, changes in the details of con struction may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangement of parts.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. A volatilizer comprising a receptacle having a plurality of compartments, a cover therefor having an outlet duct in communication with the several compartments, means for exhausting air through the outlet ducts, a closure regulating the discharge from the several compartments into the outlet duct, air inlet tubes extended toward the bottom of each compartment, means for regulating the admission of air to each inlet tube, means for introducing medicament to air drawn into the air inlet tubes, and means for heating the air drawn into the several compartments.

2. A volatilizer comprising a main receptacle having a number of compartments, a cover therefor having an outlet duct in communication with the several compartments, a fan for drawing the air through the outlet duct, a closure regulating the discharge from the several compartments into the outlet duct, air inlet tubes extended toward the bottom of each compartment, means for regulating the admission of air to each inlet tube, means for introducing medicament to air drawn into the air inlet tubes and means for heating the air drawn into the several compartments.

3. A volatilizer comprising a receptacle having a plurality of compartments, a hollow cover for the receptacle having an outlet duct in communication with each of the compartments, a closure for. regulating the communication between the several compartments and the outlet duct, a fan adapted to draw air from the outlet duct and discharge it to atmosphere, air tubes extending toward the lower part of the several compartments each in communication with the intake air passage in the cover, manually operable means for regulating the flow through each air inlet tube, means for regulating a supply of air into the outlet duct between the discharge thereof and the entrance from the several compartments, and means for heating the air indrawn into the air inlet.

4. A volatilizer comprising a main receptacle having a plurality of compartments, a hollow cover for the receptacle having an air outlet passage in communication with the several compartments, and regulatable air openings from atmosphere into the passage, air tubes depending from the cover each to a compartment in communication with a common air inlet duct, and manually operable closures for the'several compartments.

5. A volatilizer comprising a receptacle having a plurality of compartments, a 1101- low cover for the receptacle having an air outlet passage in communication with the several compartments, lateral bosses in the cover in communication with an ar inlet passage opening into each of the several compartments, auxiliary medicament holders adapted to be mounted in the lateral bosses of the cover, means for regulating the flow of air to the auxiliary containers, means for regulating communication between the inlet passage and each compartment, means for heating the air in the intake passage, and a power fan for exhausting air through the discharge passage and delivering it to atmosphere.

6. A volatilizer comprising a receptacle having a plurality of compartments, a hollow cover for the receptacle having an air outlet passage in communication with the several compartments lateral bosses in the cover in communication with an air inlet passage opening into each of the several compartments, auxiliary medicament holders adapted to be mounted in the lateral bosses 115 of the cover, means for regulating the flow of air to the auxiliary containers, means for regulating communication between the inlet passage and each compartment, means for heating the air in the intake passage, and 120 delivery devices for individuals adapted to be secured to the fan discharge opening.

7. A volatilizer comprising a receptacle having a plurality of compartments, a hollow cover for the receptacle having an out- 125 let passage in communication with each of the several compartments a closure controlling communication from the compartments into the outlet passage, means for manipuls ting the closure, a plurality of inlet .open- 130 ings int; the cover, and an inlet passage therein in communication with the several compartments, a manually operable closure for each compartment for regulating the inflow of air thereto, means for regulating the inflow of air into the discharge passage of the cover, auxiliary medicament holders having a regulatable air inlet and a regulatable air outlet, the containers being adapted to be secured in the inlet cover openings, and with the discharge thereof in communication with the air inlet passage of the cover, a power fan for exhausting air from the outlet passage of the cover and discharging it to atmosphere, and electrically energized means for heating the air drawn through the inlet passage. I

8. A volatilizer comprising a main frame, a receptacle having a plurality of compartments supporting one end portion of the frames a motor mounted on the frame, a hollow cover for the receptacle having a discharge passage leading from each of the compartments through a common outlet, a fan receiving from the outlet and discharging to atmosphere, operated by the motor, a manually operable closure in the cover for regulating flow from the compartments into the outlet passage, a regulatable closure for admitting air into the outlet passage of the cover, a plurality of inlet bosses 011 the cover having ducts discharging into a common air intake passage, closures each regulating flow from the intake passage into a compartment, means for manually regulating and shifting the closures, and electrically operated energized means for heating the air in the intake passage of the cover.

9. A volatilizer comprising a main recep tacle having a plurality of compartments, a cover for the receptacle having an outlet passage in communication with the several compartments, a main frame partially supported by the main receptacle, an electric motor on the main frame, a fan operated by the motor and adapted to exhaust air through the outlet passage of the cover, a plurality of inlet bosses on the cover with openings therethrough in communication with an inlet passage, a plurality of auxiliary medicament holders having their outlet nozzles adapted to be inserted in the boss inlet openings, provided with inlet passages that direct indrawn air through the contents of the holder, and manually operable means controlling communication between the compartments and the inlet passages.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK G. DORMENT. lVitnesses:

C. R. STIOKNEY, ANNA M. DORR.

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